The education of Blacks in the South, 1860-1935 /

The education of Blacks in the South, 1860-1935 /

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Author / Creator:	Anderson, James D., 1944-
Imprint:	Chapel Hill : University of North Carolina Press, ©1988.
Description:	1 online resource (xiv, 366 pages) : illustrations
Language:	English
Subject:	African Americans -- Education -- Southern States -- History -- 19th century. African Americans -- Education -- Southern States -- History -- 20th century. African Americans -- Education. Southern States. Electronic book. History. History.
Format:	E-Resource Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11278117

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ISBN:	9780807898888 0807898880 9781469604435 1469604434 0807817937 9780807817933 0807842214 9780807842218
Digital file characteristics:	text file PDF
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references (pages 313-351) and index. Legacy 2017 Print version record.
Summary:	James Anderson critically reinterprets the history of southern black education from Reconstruction to the Great Depression. By placing black schooling within a political, cultural, and economic context, he offers fresh insights into black commitment to education, the peculiar significance of Tuskegee Institute, and the conflicting goals of various philanthropic groups. Initially, ex-slaves attempted to create an educational system that would support and extend their emancipation, but their children were pushed into a system of industrial education that presupposed black political and economic subordination. This conception of education and social order conflicted with the aspirations of ex-slaves and their descendants, resulting at the turn of the century in a bitter national debate over the purposes of black education. Because blacks lacked economic and political power, white elites were able to control the structure and content of black education during the first third of the twentieth century. Nonetheless, blacks persisted in their struggle to develop an educational system in accordance with their own needs and desires. -- From publisher's description.
Other form:	Print version: Anderson, James D., 1944- Education of Blacks in the South, 1860-1935. Chapel Hill : University of North Carolina Press, ©1988
Standard no.:	ZBWT00194952 99818289124

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Summary:	James Anderson critically reinterprets the history of southern black education from Reconstruction to the Great Depression. By placing black schooling within a political, cultural, and economic context, he offers fresh insights into black commitment to education, the peculiar significance of Tuskegee Institute, and the conflicting goals of various philanthropic groups, among other matters.<br> <br> <br> <br> Initially, ex-slaves attempted to create an educational system that would support and extend their emancipation, but their children were pushed into a system of industrial education that presupposed black political and economic subordination. This conception of education and social order--supported by northern industrial philanthropists, some black educators, and most southern school officials--conflicted with the aspirations of ex-slaves and their descendants, resulting at the turn of the century in a bitter national debate over the purposes of black education. Because blacks lacked economic and political power, white elites were able to control the structure and content of black elementary, secondary, normal, and college education during the first third of the twentieth century. Nonetheless, blacks persisted in their struggle to develop an educational system in accordance with their own needs and desires.<br> <br>
Physical Description:	1 online resource (xiv, 366 pages) : illustrations
Bibliography:	Includes bibliographical references (pages 313-351) and index.
ISBN:	9780807898888 0807898880 9781469604435 1469604434 0807817937 9780807817933 0807842214 9780807842218